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Karachi: PPP activist, policeman among 9 killed across city

Karachi: PPP activist, policeman among 9 killed across city

KARACHI: At least six persons, including a policeman and a PakistanPeople’sParty (PPP) activist, were shotdead in different parts of the city on Thursday that also witnessed roadside dumping of at least three bodies, officials said. The policeman was gunneddown in NorthNazimabad while he was riding home, situated in OrangiTown, after duty hours, officials said. He was hit by twobullets in the head and died on the spot. “Thirty-four-year-old constableMurshidAlam was intercepted by four men riding two motorbikes near Qalandria Chowk,” said Shahrah-i-Noor Jehan SHO Inspector Raja Tariq while quoting eyewitness accounts. “The attackers used 9mmpistol and sped away after firing at the policeofficial. His body has been handed over to the family after medico-legal formalities at the AbbasiShaheedHospital.”

He said the victim was posted at the KhawajaAjmairNagri police headquarters. “The murder seemed to be part of the ongoing wave of policemen’skilling,” he said. He was the 64thpoliceofficialkilled in the city this year.

Earlier, a PPP worker was killed in a targetedattack near a roadside tea stall in NorthNazimabad, police said.

Mohamamd Saleem Lasi, in his late 20s, was having tea with his elder brother and nephew on the greenbeltarea between two roads in block L when three armedmenriding a motorbike pulled up there and fired at him, the police added.

“He was hit by threebullets each in the chest, shoulder and abdomen and died on the spot,” said an official at the Taimuriapolicestation.

“He was an area resident and had come there with his elder brother and nephew during scheduled load-shedding hours in the area. The murder seemed to be politically motivated.”

KarachiPPP central president SohailAbidi condemned the incident and said the victim was an active partyworker, associated with the PS-101 of the partyorganisationalstructure.

“At a time when the PPP leadership both in the province and national level is making efforts for reviving peace mainly in Karachi the miscreants are targeting PPPworkers just to provoke the ruling party and exploit the vulnerable situation,” he said.

ANP man hurt, passerby killed

In Gulshan-i-Iqbal, a seniorAwamiNationalParty (ANP) worker was wounded and a passerby was killed in a drive-by shooting, police said.

The police added that fourmenridingtwomotorbikes fired shots at 40-year-old Shah Kalam while he was stepping out of his apartment building on Abul Hasan IspahaniRoad .

“The firing left him badly wounded and also hit the passerby, MohammadRafiq,” said SachalSHOAzharAliIqbal.

Both were shifted to the JinnahPostgraduateMedicalCentre, where Rafiq died during treatment, the police said.

The SHO believed that it was a targetedattack. “ShahKalam was the target in the attack carried out with 9mm and 30–borepistols,” he said.

Three bodies found

The bodies of two friends who went missing a couple of days back were spotted along the LyariRiver in the early hours of Wednesday, the police said.

Both victims, 31-year-oldAliMustafa and 33–year–oldAbdulSamad, were residents of Kharadar, the officials added.

AliMustafa was found shot dead in the MiranNakaarea along the LyariRiver, said an official at the Shershahpolicestation.

The body was shifted to the CivilHospitalKarachi.

Shortly afterwards, another body stuffed in a gunnybag was found on a road leading to MiranNaka within the remit of the Site-B police station.

The victim was later identified as AbdulSamad. He was stabbed with his throat slit, said an official at the SITE-B policestation.

“We have reason to believe that the two friends were kidnapped and killed by the same group that abandoned their bodies some distance apart.”

As the two bodies reached their residences, tension gripped the oldcityareas that caused markets closure. Another young man was found shotdead near Hawkesbay, police said.

“With the help of an identity card found in his pocket, the victim was identified as 27-year-old Abdul Waleed, a resident of Turbat,” said MauripurSHOInspectorShafiq Tanoli.

But the police remained clueless about the motive for the murder. “It’s not yet clear as to why he was killed and who was behind the incident,” the inspector said.

The body was shifted to the Edhimorgue after medico–legalformalities.

The police said they were tracing his family.

Man killed in Napier

In Napier, a gunattack on a roadside tea stall left onemandead and five others wounded, police said.

An official at the Napierpolicestation said that PervezShabbir, 30, was killed when armed men riding a motorbikeopenedfire on the tea stall.

“In the firing, Mohammad Sohail, KaramAli, AmirAslam, ZubairAhmed and Atif Rauf were wounded. All of them were rushed to the CivilHospitalKarachi where they were being provided treatment,” the official said.

Trader shot dead in Malir

A 40-year-old hosiery shop owner was shotdead at his workplace in the Azeempuraarea of Malir, police said.

They added that twomenriding a motorbike pulled up at the shop of MohammadAkbar, one of them entered the facility, firedmultipleshots at the owner and sped away along with his accomplice.

“The victim sustained three gunshotwounds and died on the spot,” said Al-Falah SHO Inspector Nawaz Gondal.

“The victim originally hailed from AzadKashmir and was father of six. The incident seemed to be linked with some personal issues,” the inspector said.

‘Bandit’ killed

A suspectedbandit was killed allegedly by a privatesecurityguard in Landhi, police said.

The officials added that two armed bandits riding a motorbike intercepted a bread supplier’s van in Sector 2-B of LandhiNo 3, snatched over Rs2,000 in cash and cellphones from three men travelling in the van.

“As they tried to escape, area people shouted for help,” said LandhiSHOInspectorKhalidNadim Baig. “A few youngsters tried to approach but the banditsfiredshots at them. The private security guard of the van, who managed to keep his pistol intact, pulled out his gun and fired shots at the fleeing bandits leaving one of them wounded.”

The wounded robber fell down from the bike and the other was overpowered by the youngsters. Both were given a hiding by a charged mob before the police intervened.

“The police shifted the twomen to the JinnahPostgraduateMedicalCentre, where the wounded banditdied during treatment,” said the SHO.

“The deceased was later identified as Nadim DeenMohammad and his injured accomplice as Mahmood. We have also seizedtwo TTpistols found in their possession.”

The officer said the privateguard, who fired at the bandits, had a licensedpistol in the name of his company. The police after due interrogation and counterchecking of all relevant documents released the privateguard, the SHO added.